One lane of NE Koura Road will be closed and a detour will be in place on Thursday, Dec. 12, as Washington State Department of Transportation maintenance crews repair a section of guardrail on southbound Highway 305.

I find that friends and family in the eastern United States often don’t realize that Seattle is farther north than all of the great state of Maine. Living way up here, we experience the last weeks of each calendar year as very dark very early, especially if we’ve ever spent the winter almost anywhere else in this country.

With just a few remaining city council meetings for three of the city’s council members, it seems a fitting time to give thanks for their selfless service and sacrifice and commitment to our community.